The House Chilli

Every time I make this. I get tons of requests for the recipe. Enjoy!

2 to 4 slices thick cut cooked bacon

2 to 3 tablespoons bacon drippings

2 green bell peppers

Olive Oil

1 pound Foster Farms ground turkey

2 cans kidney beans

2 cans black beans

2 - 14 oz. cans ready cut premium, peeled tomatoes, diced in juice

2 – 15 oz. can tomato sauce

1 tsp. Sugar

1 tsp. Salt

1 tsp.Cinnamon

1 to 2 tablespoon Dark Chili Powder

Crook pot

Cook bacon. Chop bell papers into 1” pieces remove seeds. In a large skillet heat olive oil. Add green bell peppers. Cook until soft. Leave in pan and move to the sides of the pan. Add 1 pound Foster Farms ground turkey, brown. Chop bacon coarsely and add to skillet. Remove from stove and drain. Place in crook pot. Drain and rinse 2 cans kidney beans and 2 cans black beans. Add to mixture. Add tomatoes, and tomato sauce. Stir mixture. Add bacon drippings, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and dark chili powder. Mix in. Place in fridge overnight. In the morning skim fat and place crook pot in heating element. Cook for 8 hours on low.

To cook bacon in the oven. Place bacon on a cookie sheet. Loosely tent with aluminum foil, this is to prevent the bacon grease from splattering everywhere. Place in a cold oven. Turn oven on to 425 degrees. Cook until done. Usually 15 to 20 minutes.

Simple Syrup

1. In a small saucepan, stir together 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar.

2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved and mixture is translucent, about 30 seconds.

3. Let cool completely before storing in an airtight container; chill, up to six months. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

Mom's Bread Stuffing/Dressing

4 cups unseasoned dried sour dough bread cubes

1 1/2 cups chopped celery

1 1/3 cups sliced mushrooms

1 pound mild Italian sausage

3 tablespoons chopped red onion (optional)

1 cup butter or more

1 ½ tsp Bell or other poultry seasoning

Hot chicken broth or hot water to moisten

Put bread cubes in a large pan, add seasoning. Cook sausage, drain, and pour over bread. Cook celery in butter and add to mix. Cook mushrooms in butter and add to mix. If using onion cook in butter and add last. Mix ingredients, taste and if necessary add more poultry seasoning. Add broth or hot water to keep the stuffing together. This makes enough to stuff a 4 -5 pound chicken. Double for a 10 pound turkey. If not using as stuffing cook in oven at 350˚ for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Grandma Sharp's Chocolate Pie

20 large marshmallows

3/4 large Hershey bar with almonds (8ounce size)

1/3 cup of milk

1 half pint of heavy cream

9" pie crust

Melt in double boiler or microwave 20 large marshmallows, 3/4 large Hershey bar with almonds (8 ounce size) and 1/3 cup of milk.

Let cool add 1 half pint heavy cream whipped, mix together, pour into pie crust or graham cracker crust.

Shave 1/4 of chocolate bar on top. Then refrigerate about 4 hours or over night.

Notes:

1- Nancy's 9" deep crust pie crust works for this recipe

20 large marshmallows = 260 miniature marshmallows

Keep the 1/4 of chocolate bar in the freezer. It is easier to grade frozen.

Asian Chicken Salad

Asian Chicken Salad

1 head green cabbage (sliced thinly/shredded)

3 green onions, chopped

1 small can mandarin oranges

1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped

4 cooked chicken breasts, chopped

1 pkg Oriental Ramen Soup noodles

1 pkg frozen peas, thawed

1/2 C slivered almonds (optional)

Dressing (add just before serving)

1/2 C Sugar

2/3 C Oil

6 Tbsp Rice Vinegar

1 packet Oriental Soup Seasoning

Directions:Combine all items for salad & toss. Just before serving, wisk together ingredients for dressing. Toss together & serve.